Uber launches flight bookings in UK, plans to double down on growth

As part of its push to develop into a travel ‘super app’, Uber has launched flight bookings to its UK app, enabling users to plan a full journey that includes multiple modes of transportation, a report by Financial Times (FT) said.

The San Francisco-based company has begun rolling out the new booking tool for domestic and international flights to UK customers, with plans to expand it to users across the nation in the upcoming weeks, it added.

Uber’s UK general manager Andrew Brem told FT that the introduction of commercial flight bookings is “the latest and most ambitious step” in the company’s strategy to transform its core ride-booking business into a larger travel booking platform.